touRRoir18 – A Flagship Event – Galway, West of Ireland 2018 European Region of Gastronomy.

touRRoir is a cross sector global forum on Food Tourism and Culture which takes place on Monday and Tuesday April 23rd and 24th in the National University of Ireland Galway and is a flagship event of Galway, West of Ireland 2018 European Region of Gastronomy.

Monday April 23rd 2018 - 7.00pm to 11.00pm – touRRoir Hall of Fame Awards Collaborative Gala Black Tie Dinner in the Aula Maxima, National University of Ireland Galway.

The evening will commence with a Welcome Reception featuring craft brewers and distillers and cultural entertainment. Afterwards guests will take their seats for the Hall of Fame Awards Dinner. Honourees from around the world will be inducted to the touRRoir Hall of Fame. These are individuals, teams or destinations that have made a positive and significant impact through the cross collaboration of food, tourism and culture. Dinner will be inspired by Galway, West of Ireland’s landscape and seascape and crafted by a collaboration of Irish and internationally acclaimed chefs.

Tuesday April 24th 2018 - 09.00am to 10.00pm - touRRoir Global Forum followed by Networking Reception and Dinner – Food Tourism & Culture IRELAND in Action

touRRoir is the world’s leading international symposium bringing together thought leaders, experienced practitioners and change agents for a unique cross sector dialogue on the future and increasingly cross-dependent sectors of Food, Tourism & Culture. Not only do the Food Tourism and Culture sectors represent giant “industries” in their own right but their cross-sector effect on businesses, places and communities and their economies and social fabric is hugely significant. Cross-sector collaboration is now essential - both in terms of long term policy formation, strategic thinking, infrastructure development and capital expenditure. At consumer level the search for authenticity and truth in product, service and experience is probably the single most significant movement in business today. This authenticity seeking movement combined with a growing awareness of our increasingly fragile physical and socio-political environments and increasing concern of the long term effects of technology disruption is raising major policy questions at the highest levels particularly in these three giant economic sectors – Food, Tourism and Culture. In the more immediate term creative and pragmatic cross-sector co-operation across Food, Tourism and Culture at a community level - from the village right up to the supra-national regions - is the key to unlocking local indigenous economic and social dividends as well as securing a more sustainable and equitable future for us all. And what could be a more powerful authentic experience for consumers than the unique multi-sensory experience resulting from close and appropriate co-operation between Food, Tourism & Culture.

• Presentations, panel debates and fireside sessions from food travel experts, international chefs, hospitality, travel industry and culture professionals and key influencers in soft power will feature latest trends, best-in-class thinking, cutting-edge innovation and lots of inspirational examples of co-operation that works.
• An essential ingredient of Good Food Ireland events is audience interactivity and open debate. Expect a lot of creative audience participation both in the room and from outside the room via social media!
• Networking breaks will provide opportunities for regional chefs and producers to highlight the best of local Irish produce and cuisine with special acknowledgement for Galway and the West of Ireland’s status as 2018 European Region of Gastronomy.
• Galway’s international reputation as a hotbed of world class culture will be much in evidence

8.30am Forum Registration

9.30am Opening Ceremony

4.45pm Networking Drinks Reception & Cultural Activities

6.45pm Networking Dinner – Food Tourism Culture IRELAND in Action

10.00pm touRRoir18 close

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Special Accommodation Rates, Transport & Travel Information can be found on www.tourroir.com/tickets-18

We look forward to welcoming you to touRRoir Galway 2018